
REO Says It Will Build A $21,500 Truck For The Masses, I Spoke To The CEO To See If They’re Legit
There’s been a lot of talk lately about upcoming new cheap pickup trucks, and if that’s somehow a bad thing, that’s news to me. The





Vehicles For Getting Stuff Done: 1973 GMC C3500 vs 1986 Dodge Mini Ram Van
Welcome to your mid-week Shitbox Showdown! Today we have two vehicles with manual transmissions, built for different purposes, but both no-frills workhorses. We’ll look at

Daihatsu Once Made The Successor To The Nissan Pao Sort Of: Cold Start
As someone who daily drives a Nissan Pao, and who has always adored that strange retro little car from the first time I saw one

The Wild Emily GT Electric Sedan Built By Former Saab Engineers Has Reportedly Found An Investor
The automotive world might be set to gain the most intriguing electric sedan since the Lucid Air. According to a report from the Swedish arm

These Ford Dealer Guides To Sell Custom Vans To Youths Are Pure ’70s Gold
I’m happy to report that at this point in my career, some carmakers seem to know me. What I mean by this is that yesterday

What Types Of ICE Vehicles Will Remain Appealing Deep Into The Electric Car Era?
I just saw Oppenheimer (pretty good, but it’s no Barbie), and naturally the film included the phrase “you can’t put the atomic genie back in

Why The $35,000 2024 Volvo EX30 Is Such A Big Deal For A Small Car
I was thoughtfully invited to the reveal of Volvo’s newest, cheapest electric SUV, the Volvo EX30, but because we’re kind of short-staffed this week, I

The 2024 Ford Bronco Sport ‘Free Wheeling’ Edition Has The Best Stripes We’ve Seen In Ages
Have you ever felt like your life could use a pop of color? Looking around any given streetscape presents us with grey buildings, grey pavements,

Rotting In The Woods In Tennessee Is A First Model-Year Jeep Cherokee XJ, The SUV That Changed The World
The 1984 Jeep Cherokee changed the world in ways that most will never truly understand. It was the first really high-volume civilian four-wheel drive unibody

Why I Went Back To An Old Love, Even Though I Knew I Shouldn’t
“What fresh hell will today bring?”, wondered our anti-hero as he stared ruefully out of the window, exhaling cigarette smoke. If you’ve been tuning in

Rejoice! The Chevrolet Bolt Is Officially Coming Back From The Dead
It feels like GM tradition to kill a car as soon as it gets good. The Pontiac Fiero was axed after it gained new suspension

Forgotten, But Not Gone: 2007 Chevy Cobalt vs 2012 Mitsubishi Galant
Welcome back! Yesterday it was two white cars; today it’s two black cars as we look at the opposite scenario: cars that are still around

I’m Not Sure This Is The Place For Such Subtlety: Cold Start
See that handsome wine-colored Ford Police Interceptor Utility (I think)? This is a vehicle in service to the Carrboro Fire Department, but from a distance

The 2024 Ford Mustang GT Is The Fast, Agile V8 Coupe You’ve Always Wanted
“Where are your friends tonight?” It’s a question posed by great American poet James Murphy over keys and drums, a wistful piece of party nostalgia

And How Do You Pronounce That Kansas Town?: COTD
We’ve all been there before: Tripping over pronunciation that locals make effortless. Like people in any country, Americans can have their own ways of pronouncing things,

The First Decent Pictures Of The Tesla Cybertruck’s Frunk Aren’t So Impressive
The very optimistically-named Cybertruck Owners’ Club recently published some interesting and, what the hell, even amusing pictures of a pair of pre-production Cybertrucks, one of

This Rare Dually Fiberglass Camper Is The Ultimate Old Ford Ranger
The Ford Ranger is beloved by fans of cheap, dependable trucks. Go to any Gambler 500 group online and you’ll see countless people cheering these

David Found A European-Spec Ford Explorer And It’s Both Familiar And Very Weird
Remember last week when I told you that David, currently in Germany, would be sending us some pictures of interesting cars he spotted? Unusually, I

Here’s What It’s Like Riding A Plug-In Hybrid Two-Stroke All-Wheel Drive Moped
I’ve been interested in electric moped conversions for some time, and I’ve even done a few myself. And in the worlds of both scooters and

Watch A Flying Lincoln Town Car Spectacularly Crash Down San Francisco’s Sanchez Street Stairs
How many times do humans have to learn that full-size Lincolns don’t fly well? In October 1979, American stuntman Kenny Powers (not the one you’re

My Extremely Reliable 1989 Ford F-150 Had Another Problem And It Involves Broken Teeth
Have you ever had a car that you know is incredibly robust and reliable, but your partner or friends don’t agree, just because of bullshit like “things












